Was Monterey Jack Cheese Created in Pacifica?

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Monterey Jack cheese get its name from the nearby city of Monterey, but the city of Pacifica alleges it should really be called Pacifica Jack. On this week's episode, we get into the origin story behind this basic pantry cheese. Additional Reading: Move Over Monterey? Pacifica Lays Claim to Iconic Jack Cheese Reported by Christopher Beale. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Sebastian Miño-Bucheli and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Kyana Moghadam, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Jenny Pritchett, Ethan Lindsey and Vinnee Tong.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:02.0	Let's take a moment to consider Monare Jack Cheese.
0:07.0	Decent Cheese.
0:10.0	Decent cheese.
0:11.0	Probably not my first choice for a cheese plate.
0:12.0	I'm more of a gouda girl. but I'm not going to turn it down if someone offers.
0:16.0	It works well in a Kasedia, melted on nachos in a grilled cheese sandwich.
0:23.0	Mm.
0:24.0	You might guess with a name like Monterrey Jack
0:27.0	that it hails from the beachside town of Monterrey,
0:30.0	just south of the Bay Area.
0:32.0	But a listener named Kathy wrote us because she heard
0:34.5	something else entirely. That Monterey Jack was actually created in
0:39.8	Pacifica. Today on Bay Curious we'll investigate this debate to see if we can settle once and for all.
0:46.0	Who made Monterey Jack? I'm Olivia Allen Price. Support for Bay Curious is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, still family-owned, operated and argued over.
1:02.0	Explore their brews wherever fine beverages are sold. owned, operated, and argued over.
1:02.6	Explore their brews wherever fine beverages are sold,
1:05.8	and taste how trailblazing runs in the family.
1:08.9	Visit Sierra Nevada.com to find your new favorite beer today.
1:14.0	Reporter Christopher Beal takes us on a journey today to find the true origins of Monterey Jack.
1:22.0	Here in San Francisco, when you have a question about cheese,
1:25.0	you might stop by a place like the Rainbow Grocery Co-op
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